I don't want to be known as the harbinger of cynicism and gloom but the trial sounds like its treating vague amorphous fatigue.
And who knows what the already available drug is (one used for depression perhaps).
Kind of short on details.
If it were available here I wouldn't bother with it.

I don't want to be known as the harbinger of cynicism and gloom but the trial sounds like its treating vague amorphous fatigue.
And who knows what the already available drug is (one used for depression perhaps).
Kind of short on details.
If it were available here I wouldn't bother with it.

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I think the combo in question is a Ritalin generic and a supplement combo. Not sure what I think about that. Might be helpful for cognitive dysfunction, which is a problem for many of us.

Interesting. The study is testing a low dose of generic Ritalin plus a 'nutrient formula' defined as: "vitamins, minerals, and other cofactors: amino acids, antioxidants, and mitochondrial cofactors." (Includes: acetyl-L-carnitine, alpha lipoic acid, N-acetyl cysteine, L-taurine, B-vitamins.) The full list of ingredients can be seen here: http://thesynergytrial.org/study-treatment/ (scroll to bottom of page.)

It could be interesting, but I don't personally hold out much hope for stimulants as a treatment for ME.
(I think some patients have reported that Modafinil can be helpful, but that has an unusual mechanism that increases wakefulness rather than being a standard stimulant.)

maybe convenience of one bottle of pills instead of heaps of bottles of pills lol??

Its sort of a generic mito cocktail.

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Maybe. I'd still prefer to know how much of each component I'm getting rather than just accept their "Proprietary Blend of Energy and Immune Boosting Nutrients". I'm not even sure that kind of description would mean I'd get the same amount of say, acetyl-l-carnitine, from one bottle to the next. There has to be a reason they don't list the amount of each ingredient separately. Perhaps I'm just a hard sell.

I guess I'll just have to wait and see what Montoya, Klimas, Bateman, and Levine have to say when it's all over.

[quote="SOC, post: 431937in member: 842]Maybe. I'd still prefer to know how much of each component I'm getting rather than just accept their "Proprietary Blend of Energy and Immune Boosting Nutrients". I'm not even sure that kind of description would mean I'd get the same amount of say, acetyl-l-carnitine, from one bottle to the next. There has to be a reason they don't list the amount of each ingredient separately. Perhaps I'm just a hard sell.

I guess I'll just have to wait and see what Montoya, Klimas, Bateman, and Levine have to say when it's all over.[/quote]
Yep can only fit so much In one pill. I would need a pill the size of a hockey puk to fit all my supps.